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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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