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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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