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
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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