MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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