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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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