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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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