MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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