MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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