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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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