MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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