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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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