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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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