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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about 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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