MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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