MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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