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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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