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 exceptional 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
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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