MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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