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
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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