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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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