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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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