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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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