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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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