MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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