MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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