MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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