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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores 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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