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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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