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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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