MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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