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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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