MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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