MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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