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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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