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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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