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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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