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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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