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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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