MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student 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
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key 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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