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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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