MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|