MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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