MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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