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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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