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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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