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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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