MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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 original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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