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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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