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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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