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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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