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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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