MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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