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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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