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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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