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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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