MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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