MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies 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 institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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