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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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