MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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