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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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