MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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