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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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