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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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