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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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