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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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