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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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