MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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