MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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