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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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