MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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