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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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