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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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