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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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