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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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