MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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