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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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