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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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