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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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