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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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