MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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