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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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