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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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