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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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