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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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