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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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