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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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