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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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