MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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