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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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