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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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