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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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