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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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