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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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