MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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