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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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