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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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