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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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