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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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