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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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