MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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