MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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