MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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