MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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