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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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