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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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