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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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