MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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