MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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