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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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