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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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