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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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