MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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