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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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