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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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