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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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