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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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