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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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