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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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