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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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