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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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 MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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