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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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