MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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