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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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