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
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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