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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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