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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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