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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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