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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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