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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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