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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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