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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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