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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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