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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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