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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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