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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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