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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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