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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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