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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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