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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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