MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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