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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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