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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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