MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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