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 Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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