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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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