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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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