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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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