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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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