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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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