MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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