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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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