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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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