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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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