MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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