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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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