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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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