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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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