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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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