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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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