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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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