MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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