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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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