MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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