MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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