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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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