MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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