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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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