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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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