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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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