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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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