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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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