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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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