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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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