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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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