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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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