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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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