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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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