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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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