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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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