MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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