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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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