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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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