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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
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.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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