MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online 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 in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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