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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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