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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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