MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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