MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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