MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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