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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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