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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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