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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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