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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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