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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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