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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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