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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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 MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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