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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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