MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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