MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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