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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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