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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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