MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 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
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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