MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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