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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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