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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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