MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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