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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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