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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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