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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take 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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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