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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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