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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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