MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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