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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses 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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