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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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