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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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