MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
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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