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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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