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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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