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
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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