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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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