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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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