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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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