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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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