MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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