MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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