MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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