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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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