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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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