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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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