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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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