MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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