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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key 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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