MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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