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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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