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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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