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
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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