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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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