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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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