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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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