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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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