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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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