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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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