MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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