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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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