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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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