MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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