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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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