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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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