MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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