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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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