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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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