MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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