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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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