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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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