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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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