MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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