MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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