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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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