MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge β 2015 β 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin β Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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