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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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