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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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