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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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