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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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