MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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