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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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