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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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