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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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