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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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