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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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