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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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