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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|