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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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