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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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