MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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