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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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