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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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