MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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