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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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