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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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