MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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