MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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