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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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