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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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