MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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