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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
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
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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