MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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