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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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