MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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