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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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