MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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