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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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