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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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