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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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