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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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