MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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