MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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