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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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