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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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