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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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