MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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