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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about 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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