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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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