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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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