MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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