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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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