MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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