MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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