MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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