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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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