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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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