MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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