MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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