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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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