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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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