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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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