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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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