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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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