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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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