MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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