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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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