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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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