MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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