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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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