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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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