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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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