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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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