MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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