MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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