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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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