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
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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