MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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