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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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