MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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