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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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