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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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