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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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