MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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