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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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