MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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