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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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