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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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