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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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