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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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