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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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