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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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