MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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