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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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