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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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