MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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