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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors 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 in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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