MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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