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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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