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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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