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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major 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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