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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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