MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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