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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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