MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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