MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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