MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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