MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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