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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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