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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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