MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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