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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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