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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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