MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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