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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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