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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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