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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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