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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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