MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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