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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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