MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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