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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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