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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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