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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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