MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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