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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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