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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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