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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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