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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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