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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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