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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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