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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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