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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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