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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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