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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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