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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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