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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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