MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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