MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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