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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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