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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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