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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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