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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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