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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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