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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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