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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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