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
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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