MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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