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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches 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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