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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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