MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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