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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes 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.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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