MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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