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
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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