MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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