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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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