MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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