MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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