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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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