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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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