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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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