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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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