MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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