MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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