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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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