MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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