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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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