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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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