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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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