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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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