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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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