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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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