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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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