MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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