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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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