MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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