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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies 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 institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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