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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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