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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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