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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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