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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores 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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