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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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