MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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