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
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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