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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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