MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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