MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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