MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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