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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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