MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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