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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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