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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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