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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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