MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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