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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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