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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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