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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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