MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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