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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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