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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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