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.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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