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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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