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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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