MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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