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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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