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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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