MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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