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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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