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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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