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 Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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