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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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