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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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