MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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