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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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