MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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