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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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