MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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