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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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