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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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