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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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