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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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