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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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