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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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