MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner 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 digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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