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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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