MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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