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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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