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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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