MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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