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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major 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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