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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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