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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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