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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important 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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