MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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