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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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