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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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