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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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