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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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