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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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