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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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