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
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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