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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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