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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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