MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
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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