MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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