MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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