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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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