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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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