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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in 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 massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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