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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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