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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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