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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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