MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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