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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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