MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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