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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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