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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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