MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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