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
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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